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Kagemusha

The Shadow of a man can never stand up and walk on its own.

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Details

Director
Akira Kurosawa
Language
Japanese
Released
1980-04-26
Runtime
3h

Community score

7.8746 votes on TMDB

Confidence

Rating weighted by how many people voted

7.4

The story

Akira Kurosawa's lauded feudal epic presents the tale of a petty thief who is recruited to impersonate Shingen, an aging warlord, in order to avoid attacks by competing clans. When Shingen dies, his generals reluctantly agree to have the impostor take over as the powerful ruler. He soon begins to appreciate life as Shingen, but his commitment to the role is tested when he must lead his troops into battle against the forces of a rival warlord.

Cast

  • Tatsuya Nakadai
    Tatsuya NakadaiShingen Takeda / Kagemusha
  • Tsutomu Yamazaki
    Tsutomu YamazakiNobukado Takeda
  • Kenichi Hagiwara
    Kenichi HagiwaraKatsuyori Takeda
  • Jinpachi Nezu
    Jinpachi NezuSohachiro Tsuchiya
  • Hideji Ōtaki
    Hideji ŌtakiMasakage Yamagata
  • Daisuke Ryū
    Daisuke RyūNobunaga Oda
  • Masayuki Yui
    Masayuki YuiIeyasu Tokugawa
  • Kaori Momoi
    Kaori MomoiOtsuyanokata
  • Mitsuko Baisho
    Mitsuko BaishoOyunokata
  • Hideo Murota
    Hideo MurotaNobufusa Baba